dashes on phone numbers

[JennyJ]

This may be a petty thing but why in the world do the dashes not stay when I put them in for telephone numbers in the client info screen.  262-222-2222 I add them -go out of the return-come back in they are there-go out and go into someone else-go back into client I changed and they are gone.  IT IS DRIVING ME NUTS.

[PATAX]

yeah, I have noticed this on other websites/entities also. And, while we are at it: THE AREA CODE SHOULD BE IN PARENTHESES. It is time for a national telephone number law to rectify this situation.😉

[IRonMaN]

Intuit leaves them off so the programmers don't get confused and think that you are doing some math and subtracting the numbers.

[Camp1040]

In Basic the  (parentheses) and dashes stay on the ingo worksheet. Maybe you mean some other form that I haven't noticed.

[PATAX]

I'm talking about others entities, like when you purchase something online and enter your phone number.

[IRonMaN]

@Camp1040  - It's a change of pace post.  Instead of complaining about the PA local forms not being ready, it was about Lacerte.  It is nice to see something other than PA pop up 😁

[JennyJ]

I am talking about in the data input screen 1 under taxpayer and spouse contact information

[Camp1040]

I'm not familiar with that screen. I think there is a need for a phone number format police institution, to ensure consistent phone formatting worldwide.

[Tyler9191]

It shows up with Parens and a dash for me. Unless i'm not understanding where you are looking.